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ISAAC F. PALMER, OF MIDDLETOWN, CONNECTICUT.

HAMMOCK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 272,311, dated February 13, 1883.

v Application filed January 2, 1883. (No model.)

To all whom 'it may concern: Be it known that I, ISAAC E. PALMER, of Middletown, in the county ofk Middlesex and State of Connecticut, have invented anew and useful Improvement in Ham-mocks, of which the following is a specification.

My invention consists in a novel combination, with a. hammock, of a binder or facingpiece attached to the end thereof, and having suspension-loops formed on it, as hereinafter described.

vThe invention also consists in the combination, with a hammock provided at its end with loops and a divided suspension stirrup or delvice, of suspension-cords .provided at the ends with integral loops,`an d connected atone end with the loops ofthe hammock and at the other end with the suspension stirrup or device.

The invention also consists in a suspensioncord of novel form for a hammock.

- The invention also consists in the combination, with a hammock, a stretcher or bar arranged beyond the end thereof, and a suspension stirrup or device, of suspension-cords converging 'rom the hammock toward the stretcher and attached to the stretcher at two or more points, and suspension-cords converging from the stretcher toward the suspension device and connected with said device.

The invention'also consists in the combination, with suspension-cords for a hammock' provided with integral loops, of a divided stirrup or suspension device of novel form, to which said integral loops are secured. y

The invention also consists in the combination, with a hammock, of a binder or facingtion of a hammock embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 represents a side view of the stretcher employed. Fig. 3 Yrepresents a. perspective view of the spreader employed. Figs. 4 and 5 are views illustrating the manner ot' forming the suspension-cords. Fig. 6 represents one of the suspension-cords completed. Fig.7 represents a perspective view of one of the divided suspension stirrups or devices and a suspension-cord in the act of being placed thereon. Fig. 8 represents a binder, which I may `attach to the end of the hammock. Fig.9 represents a sectional view of the end portion of the hammock and an attached binder. Fig. 10 represents a facing-piece, which may be employed in lieu of the binder:l and Fig. ll'represents a perspective view, showing the manner in which the suspension-cords are attached to the loops of the binder or facing-piece.

Similarletters of reference designate corresponding parts in all the` figures.

Adesignates the end portion of a hammock, the body of which may be made of any suit-- able woven or other fabric or material, and B designates a binder, which extends across the end of the hammock and maybe secured thereto by parallel rows of stitching a. 0n the biuderB are formed loops b, to which suspension-cords C are attached.

In Figs. Sand 9 I have sh'own the method of forming and attaching the binder. The binder is composed of afabric of which c designates the weft threads and d the warp- A threads. The warp-threads are only employed at the edges or selvages of the fabric` and when the fabric is folded, as shown in Fig. 9, so as to bring the selvages on opposite sides of the hammock A, the portions of the wefttlireads c between the groups of warps d form the loops b, to which the suspension-cords C are attached.

When the binder B is attached to the hamhock Aby parallel rows of stitching a, a pocket, e, is formed between said rows of stitching on each side of the hammock, and in this pocket I'may place a spreader, D. (Shown in dotted lines in Fig. l aud detached in Fig. 3.) The spreader may be made of wire, as shown in Fig. 3, and it does not extend quite to the ends of the pocket e, but is of a length a little less than the width of the hammock. When the said spreader is made of wire I form hea-ds f at the ends, which p'reventtheendsfrom sticking through the pocket. The heads may be formed by eyes at the ends of the spreader, as y In lieu of employing a binder, I may use'a facing-piece, E, ot' the form shown in Fig. 10. This` lacingpiece is formed ot' a fabric which has warp-threads d at one edge only, and the weft-threads care carried overacatch cord or wire, E', so as to form loops b. This facingpiece is sewed on the end of the hammock b v parallel rows ot' stitching, and between said rows a single pocket is formed, into which a spreader may be inserted.

F designates a stretcher arranged transversely tothe hammock and at a little distance from the end thereof. This stretcher has a stirrup or suspension device, G, secured in each end thereof, and it may have more than two of said suspension devices, it` necessary. The ends ot' the stretcher may be split or divided, so as to form jaws, between which the devices are inserted, and secured by rivets or screws inserted through said jaws, as best shown in Fig. 2.

The loops b on the binder B or facing-piece are gathered into groups, and are connected with the suspension devices G by groups of suspension-cmds C. Two groups of suspension-cords Uonly are here shown, those on one side ot the center of the hammock converging toward one device, and those on the ,other side of said center converging toward the other device; but three or more suspension devices orstirrups,G,mightbeattached to thestretoher F, and the suspension-cords C arranged in 'a corresponding number of groups. At a distance from the strctcher F, I arrange a third stirrup or suspension device, G', from which two ormore suspension-cords,C,extend to the two or more stirrups or devices on the stretcher F, and by this arrangement I'obtain what I term a. triangular suspension,77 which is desirable for all hammocks, but especialy so for double hammocks intended for two persons.

The supension-cords l form in a novel man ner,as best shown in Figs. el., 5, and 6. Itake cord or yarn and wind it over two bars, H, as shown in Fig. 1, at'ter which I gather it together and double it over a hook, L, and there twist it from the middle toward the ends, as shown in Fig. 5. The two twisted portions or strands are then twisted or laid together, as shown in Fig. 6, and their twist will be preserved. The cord C or C thus formed has at one end an integral loop, i, and at the other end two integral loops, 'i'.

The form of suspension device which I prefer to employ is shown best in Fie. 7. It may be made of wrought or malleable iron, and, as shown, consists essentially ot' a bar, j. arms j', extending t'rom opposite ends thereof and then converging to a point, where tlley are united by a rivet or other device inserted through holes 7.'. The endsot' the armsj are bent or made to project outward in opposite directions, so as to form horns t2, which together form a cleat.-

1n attaching the suslliension-cords C, I first gather the. loops b on the binder B or facingpiece into groups or bunches, each containing any desired number of loops, and I then conneet the integral loops i of a suspensioncord, C, with each group or bunch, as shown in Fig. 1 1.

When made the stirrups or suspension devices G have their arms j slightly separated, and I connect the cords G with them by passing the cord through its integral loop i, as shown in Fig. 7. After all the cords C are on the devices or stirrnps Gr, I close the arms j toward each other, and may secure them together by a rivet or screw inserted through the holes 7c in them; or I may leave them unconnected. The two or more outer suspension-cords. C', have their loops t" connected with the cleats j2 of the two or more stirrups or suspension devices, G, and at their other or outer ends are connected by their loops i with the other suspension devices, G', in the manner shown in Fig. 7, and just described. The suspension device G may then be connected by a rope or otherwise with any hook or ring trom which the hammock is suspended.

Obviously the system of triangular suspension herein described mighty be employed for a hammock having loops formed in weaving the hammock, instead ot' on a binder or facingpiecel afterward attached to the hammock.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. The combination, with a hammock, of a binder or facing-piece attachedl to the end thereof', and having suspension-loops formed on or in it, substantially as and for the purpose described.

2. The combination,with a hammock provided at its end with loops and a divided suspension stirrup or device,oflooped suspensioncords connected at one end with the loops of the hammock and at the other end with the said suspension stirrup or device, substantially as and for the purpose described.

3. The suspension-cord C for a hammock, provided with the integral loop t' at one end and the. integral loops t' at the other end, substantially as described.

4. The combination, with a hammock, a stretcher or bar arranged beyond the end thereof, and a suspension stirrup or device, of suspension-cords converging from the 11ammock toward the stretcher and attached to the stretcher at two or more points, and suspension-cords converging from the stretcher toward the stirrup or suspension device and attached to said device, substantially as described.

5. The combination, with a suspension-cord for a hammock provided with an integral loop, of a divided stirrup or suspension device, the two sides of which may be separated to enable the cords to be attached to or removed from said stirrup or device, substantially as described.

6. The combination, with the hammock suspension-cords C, of the stirrups or suspension device G, composed ofthe bar j, the arms IIO IIS

212,3ll v s j', and the horns or projections jz, forming a cleat, substantially as and for the purpose described.

7. The combination, with a hammock, of a 5 binder or facing-piece attached to the end thereof by rows of stitching, forming a pocket between them, and a spreader arranged iu said pocker, substantially as and for the purpose described.

ISAAC E. PALMER? Witnesses: f l A FREDK. HAYNES, ED. L. MORAN. 

